Just a "thought" as long as I'm blabbing here....
I'm NOT anti taxes... I DO use the tax laws to my advantage... and I DO have people that know where we should be invested in order to minimize my tax bill and get the best returns... Having said that - my tax bill for 2011 was 1.7MM so I'm pretty comfortable in my skin knowing that I paid my "fair share". 1.7MM and I still only get ONE vote...
What I am AGAINST is WASTE.... and it's my personal belief that the government can waste more money than anyone in the history of man.
I also believe that people always spend more than they earn... and the government is no different. Give them more money and they'll spend it and some more.
I am also firmly against the 'them vs us' pitch that's being used to generate dissension and division in America. America has always been only about US - together - and about how we fix OUR problems.
I watched a discussion on CNBC this morning about the "Americas Cup" sailing race -- and the BILLIONAIRES BOATS.... The takeaway was that spending zillions on these racing boats was GOOD for everyone because of the solutions they bring to issues etc - that - (think Carbon Fiber in race cars - that was super exotic only a few years ago!) eventually make their way down to "us". Without this excessive spending -- things tend NOT to advance. We've all benefited from the Carbon Fiber parts "invented" at some great expense to someone that went before us. So I'm all for it.
Chevy spent a fortune racing aluminum blocks in order to eventually give us the LS engine series... Well... IMHO I'm glad they did!
